Perceiving benefits in the cancer experience

Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 153-165

  Thornton, Andrea A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Benefit finding; Cancer; Posttraumatic growth; Psychosocial adjustment

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CANCER SURVIVAL; EXPERIENCE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MEDICAL LITERATURE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; NURSING; ONCOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; SELF CONCEPT; SOCIAL WORK;

EID: 0036111680     PISSN: 10689583     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1014996127535     Document Type: Article

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